drama; play; powerful drug
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
person in charge; official; attendant
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
play equipment; playground equipment
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to detain; to take into custody
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
legend; folklore; tradition
female company president; female CEO
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
cartoon-character costume
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to beat; to batter; to pummel
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable